Artifact Number:
 01550

Object:
Basket, twined
Hinai

Material:
 Plant (ieie, niu)

Dimensions:
 40 x 40 x 92 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Hinai with cover, made of twined ieie (Freycinetia arborea). Its likely gourd interior is now gone. The twining is tightly done using split ieie in alternating twills. It's tall and elongated in shape, tapering towards the rim. Loops made of niu, coconut (Cocos nucifera) five ply braid, used to suspend the hinai, is attached around the rim of the base. There is a section on the side of the cover that is damaged.



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